Metro Retail Stores Group Inc., a retail company based in Cebu and owned by the Gaisano Group, restarted its retailing activities in six of its biggest stores in Luzon and Visayas on May 16.
The company cited the need to provide for the increasing consumer’s demand for basic needs and essential goods amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The retail chain assured shoppers of strict implementation of safety measures within the stores to protect both staff and customers.
“We are taking necessary steps to ensure the safety and protection of everyone in the branches that will reopen. Among these health measures are installation of thermal scanning stations and antibacterial mats at store entrances, provision of face masks/face shields for Metro Retail staff and alcohol dispensers at counters, consistent practice of social distancing, and reinforcement of scheduled disinfection of stores,” said store chief marketing officer Pilut Montes.
Metro Retail is the largest operator of department stores and hypermarkets in the Visayas.
Stores that started operating include Metro Ayala Malls Feliz that will open from 10 a.m. to 7p.m.
The District Imus Metro Department Store will operate from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Meanwhile, Metro Ayala Malls Capitol Central Bacolod will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Some branches at Central and South Luzon will also be open everyday starting May 18, while Metro Department Store, Marquee Mall in Pampanga will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Metro Supermarket Pacific Mall Lucena and Pacific Mall Legazpi will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., while Metro Department Stores in the same malls will operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
With the reopening of Metro Department branches, customers will be provided with access to a variety of home essentials, such as resources for home-based fun and learning, hygiene products, small appliances, clothes, snacks and different home-based activities.